Hey, it’s summer at Kelley’s house. Shut up.
It started snowing an hour before the kids got out of school for break two weeks ago. It almost hasn’t stopped at all since. The piles of snow in front of our houses in my neighbourhood? Taller than I am. “It doesn’t snow in Vancouver” my fat white ass. I meant to take pictures, I really did, but I wasn’t blogging and you know how that goes. And now the gorgeous snow hills are the same shade of gray as death and just look less gorgeous and more dirty-icebergish.
So we spent the majority of Christmas break running out early to buy the winter pants and boots that Santa fully intended to bring a few days later, because damn him and his deadlines that have nothing to do with the actual weather outside, hanging out at home, playing outside, sledding and pelting each other with snowballs. And shoveling, oh the shoveling. Good thing I’m the only person here from Colorado; I smoked those bitches asses at shoveling the street. That Dirty American isn’t so aggravating anymore, is she?
*ahem*
And then it was Jesus’ birthday, so we opened some presents on his behalf (which was fine with him; he hasn’t worn a kids’ size 12 coats in ages) and ate some food. Okay, we ate all the food. I cooked for five. Thousand. It was epic, and then it was New Years, and tomorrow the kids go back to school.
The rest are slowly being added to FlickR.
And tomorrow, I tell you what this picture is all about.
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matt
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 3:18Love the photos. Oh, and girls that can shovel are hot. :)
Jeanette
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 3:50Can’t say that I envy you with that shovelling, but one year, maybe, I’d really like to experience a white Christmas.
Tara R.
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 4:52‘tomorrow the kids go back to school’…. no sweeter words were ever spoken.
Love the collage photo. Wish I could have seen you owning the snow!
Tara R. wrote..Weekly Winners ~ Bristol, Tenn.
SECRET AGENT MAMA
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 7:01I’ve missed seeing your face. Actually the photo of you in the HotCrocs is on my screen. That’s how much I’ve missed you.
Secret Mom Thoughts
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 7:23I love the silly face shot and the one of the two of you is beautiful.
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Dawn
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 7:29This was the first year I had proper fitting snow pants, boots and gloves BEFORE they were needed…Around here you are NOT going to find what you need AFTER the first snow..no way, no how.
I too often think of taking beautiful pictures of our yard…the tree in the front looked georgeous for about two days…then all the leaves were gone…missed that shot…
The lovely snow piles in the yard…melted now into a muddy yard…
I hear ya…
Can’t wait for the story that goes with the picture. Welcome back!
Miss Britt
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 8:11My GAWD you two make a beautiful couple.
The kids are nice too. :-)
Miss Britt wrote..Guess Who’s Not Dead?
Tiaras & Tantrums
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 9:14Ha – love the photos – get a snowblower!! I refuse to shovel any longer after YEARS of shoveling snow in Iowa as a kid and teenager!
just beth
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 9:20It’s good to see you!
xo
b.
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maggie, dammit
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 9:27YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
And if I’m such a huge believer in the “it’s 5 o’clock (or noon) somewhere” sentiment, then I don’t see why I should have a problem with the summer vacation one. Rock on, girl.
maggie, dammit wrote..Because it needs to be said.
Nicole
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 9:33Gah. Don’t even get me started on the snow here. They haven’t ploughed my road AT ALL.
Nicole wrote..Overheard: Proof we have too much stuff
OHmommy
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 10:19Thank gawd the kids are going back to school tomorrow. It has been a loooooooong snowy vacation for me.
Love your collage.
OHmommy wrote..I love my mediocre kiddos!
Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing]
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 10:31That’s one cute boy you got there. I’m talking about your husband.
He’s cuuuuute.
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April
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 10:54The pic of you and your hubs is nauseating, you’re so cute together!
April wrote..Weekend Wrap-Up
Miss Ash
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 11:33Hooray for being from Colorado!
It snowed last night here. Maybe half an inch. Enough to cover the side streets.
I think I’ll use a broom.
Or better yet, I think I’ll wait until the sun shines today and melts it all.
Miss Ash wrote..She has won.
super mama
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 12:36It has been snowing here since Thanksgiving, we already have accumuilated most of of avg. snowfall. Peanut loves it outside, and grammy even got her a pair of cub snowshoes for xmas so that she could be like mommy and daddy! The sled still trumps though, and I am proud to say there is a lil boarder inside of her! Have fun while the snow lasts!
super mama wrote..View of "The" Valley
nonna
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 12:51i still say screw a bunch of shoveling. i think i would (if we EVER get any snow) just pack down chutes to the car or the sidewalk or where ever it is you want to go and just sliiiide to my destination. it sounds like way more fun.
cute pics. don’t like the suspense, no fair teasing and making me wait. i am NOT a patient person. and i’m not gonna tell you that you are hawt (when did we start spelling it that way) cuz you have too many men AND women telling you that and i want to keep you grounded and blogging instead of thinking you are a superstar and can just make others do your blogging for you. sheesh :)
nonna wrote..short and sweet saturday
punk rock mom
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 13:02i gotta agree with angie! your man is looking smokin’
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Colleen - Mommy Always Wins
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 13:24Pshaw…this Wisconsin girl could shovel CIRCLES around you. ;-) (Wow – I’m bragging about snow removal skills.)
Tammy
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 13:26Two words……Snow. blower!
Tammy wrote..I’ve gone full circle in less than 4 days.
tiff
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 13:51Look at how good looking your family is.
Glad you had a lovely Christmas… I thought you weren’t back til the 5th.
Have missed you.
tiff wrote..Weekly Winners, 2009 edition.
Dana
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 14:37Great photos! I love your tree.
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Catherine
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 14:41We purposely live in a south facing house with some elevation so that we don’t have to shovel. Unless it’s really bad like 2006.
As usual, gorgeous family yada yada yada.
And the phone call? Was it from Santa himself?
Catherine wrote..No Dinosaurs Here
Lee the MWOB Queen
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 14:56Happy New Year Mr. Lady…..sounds like your break was just killer…and the pics are killer and oh yeah, everyone’s right – the whole crew is all beautiful and the tree and the dirty snow sounds all magic Christmasy. I’m standing in a pile of brittle tree needles right now rubbing the last bit of pine tree scent all over my body. My kids want to leave the tree up but seriously it may spontaneously combust any second.
Thank God we don’t live in snow – i would need a shoveling lesson. :-)
justsomethoughts
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 15:38i lived in denvuh for two years. so yeah. you would know a thing or two about shoveling wouldn’tchya….
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Maggie's Mind
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 16:20Love these shots, especially the silly faces. I couldn’t believe how much snow was going on out that way so soon after I left. It’s so rare. Shoveling is to be rewarded however you pick, I think.
Maggie’s Mind wrote..Weekly Winners 12/21/08
Lisa
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 17:46So the snow…don’t envy you one bit but can I tell you we went to the beach today? Yeah, didn’t think you’d appreciate that lol Love the middle pic of you and the kids. Priceless!
Lisa wrote..Weekly Winners
Kellie
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 17:55I followed a link from herbadmother and found you. Love the post. I live in
Colorado and we’ve been doing a fair bit of shoveling lately too, so, way to represent. You show ‘em how we do it down here! My little secret is that I actually like to shovel. It’s a zen thing. Anyway, thanks for the laughs and I’ll be back.
Christina | AmiExpat
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 18:28Love the photo collage! Looks like you got our snow this year, southern Germany hasn’t had much at all!
Christina | AmiExpat wrote..Weekly Winners – 4 January 2009
Ree
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 18:36Bitch. You. Are. On. (or Its. On. Whatev.)
I can shovel a 1200 foot long driveway (with a parking pad at the top and a mailbox at the bottom) in 3 hours. And still walk the next day.
C’mon. Get that cute white ass to Michigan. We’ll duke it out.
Ree wrote..Holiday Wrap-Up
raino
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 18:37i’m gonna guess that that photo is of your son getting a call from santa ! he kinda has that excited but stunned look. i know it well. am i righ, am i right?
Momo Fali
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 19:02Damn you and your cliffhanger!
Jill
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 19:09We had 18″ inches or so of snow that melted in a single day after temps rose from freezing and bite-my-ass-freezing to 50 m-effing degrees in a blink of an eye. No snow left around here except for the mounds at the edge of the street that the snow plow threw around. So, we had one good day of using Rocco’s new “surf sled” then a whole lotta mud. That bitch mother nature!!
Pretty tree. Did Santa bring you anything or were you on his naughty list?
Jill wrote..Say what?
Ashley
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 19:33Wait, how did you get baby Jesus to come to your house? I want to know what Baby Jesus got?!
Ashley wrote..Helping Mimi…
Rachel
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 20:02Love the collage babe. It’s nice to see your shining beauty.
MWAH!
Kim
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 20:05Do you ever look bad in a picture?? You are soooo flipping cute..
Kim wrote..Weekly Winners
Courtney
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 20:07Ugh, I hate shoveling snow. Thank god for living in an apartment.
Courtney wrote..A Book Review Of Sorts: Blood Noir
Kelley
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 21:2530C here today.
I think I might go to the beach…
he he he
On the downside the kids are home for another month.
How do you say???
Bygones…
(smoking hot couple you two make)
Kelley wrote..The hutch
mn
Sunday, 4 January, 2009 at 21:57well hope you had a good break. i’ll take winter with snow than without anytime though right. bc at least it looks pretty. nice to see your spunk back bc after the last post, you sounded tired and i almost volunteered to write for you, so consider yourself saved. you would have lost your entire readership!!
i’m sad to see my kids go back to school bc we’ve had fun. i know they will not be this little forever so i am really on this roll to just enjoy all i can.
monstergirlee
Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 at 1:11I had to laugh at your comment about being from CO and knowing how to shovel some snow! I do too and yeah, I’m goood.
I live in Seattle area now, but I grew up in Minneapolis – so I always drive to work on snow days – I’m rarely even late. Yet the whole west side of the state shuts down for 2 inches of snow or if its 25 degrees. HA! pansy ass m-fers. (bitter much?)
btw – I nominated you for best canadian blog for the 2009 bloggies.
monstergirlee wrote..August Was A Great Month
Kori
Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 at 9:26Mine started back to school today. Life is suddenly sweet, birds are singing (having come back to life just for the occasion) and finally, finally, FINALLY I get my lucnh hour to myself again!
Kori wrote..Recap of 2008
Gnilleps
Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 at 12:01Ahhhhh, shoveling snow. The exhaust filled drifts all over. I miss DE sometimes. (I don’t even own a shovel here in NM.